Thomas Hobbes Quotes

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people.

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.

Envy bestrides praise.

Emulation embalms the dead; envy, the vampire, blasts the living.

Envy and hatred go together. Mutually strengthened by the fact pursue the same object.

Even success softens not the heart of the envious.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.

Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly.

Envy is the central fact of American life.

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

The surest route to breeding jealousy is to compare. Since jealousy comes from feeling less than another, comparisons only fan the fires.

There have been interviews with people saying they are jealous of Kangana. There are so many people who are jealous of my success.

The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.